Carnation Famous Fudge

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Sep 24, 2012 at 12:01 AMSep 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM

LINDA MURCHISON / Daily News

Carnation was founded as an evaporated milk company in 1899. The milk was then known as Carnation Sterilized Cream which was later changed to Carnation Evaporated Milk. The company began diversification of its product line in the 1950s because of decreased sales due to widespread availability of home refrigeration. Carnation was acquired by Nestle in 1985 for $3 billion. Here is their simple, classic recipe for fudge.

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